Football Preview: Leominster Blue Devils vs. Xaverian Brothers Hawks
The Leominster Blue Devils will head out to face off against the Xaverian Brothers Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Leominster comes in on five and Xaverian Brothers on three.
Leominster is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 35-28 victory over Westford Academy.
Osiris Lopez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 119 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 205 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.2% of his passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 112 rushing yards. A healthy portion of Lopez's aerial production (109 yards to be exact) went to Jaidis Delgado, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Leominster was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 221 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Xaverian Brothers humbled Brockton with a 41-6 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Xaverian Brothers' win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.8 points per game. As for Leominster, their record is now 8-1.
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